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Sunday, May 22, 2011, 2:30 PM – Dominican University Monday, May 23, 2011, 7:30 PM – Symphony Center

Chicago Sinfonietta Paul Freeman, Music Director and Conductor Mei-Ann Chen, Conductor and Music Director Designate

blue cathedral...... Jennifer Higdon

Symphony No.1; Three Movements for Orchestra...... Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Movement III An American Concerto...... Gwyneth Walker Elena Urioste, violin I. A Burst of Energy II. A Reflection III. Another Stroll

Intermission

Divertimento Notte blu (for String Orchestra and friends)...... Renée Baker Renée Baker, conductor Mwata Bowden, baritone sax David Boykin, tenor sax Nicole Mitchell, flute Bruce Nelson, vibes Teddy Rankin-Parker, cello Karl EH Seigfried, bass 1. Incessant Chatter 7. Microcosmic Shuffle 2. Midnight Holla 8. Tasty Folly 3. Wheels Away 9. So hard you cry 4. Soft Fudge Chatting 10. Slow awake 5. Elephant at the Zoo 11. Alarm 6. Dancing Dream Scherzo capriccioso, op.66...... Antonín Dvořák

Danzas Del Ballet Estancia, op.8...... Alberto Ginastera I. Los trabajadores agricolas Lead Season Sponsor Lead Media Sponsor Lead Concert Sponsor

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THE MAESTRO’S FINAL SEASON

A Message from Paul Freeman

How does one say goodbye to dear friends, colleagues, and supporters after twenty-four wonderful years? Reluctantly, but with a great sense of gratitude, love, and affection.

To you, Chicago Sinfonietta board, staff members, and Friends Group members, thanks for being a critical part of the team that brought our concerts and educational programs to the people of Chicago, River Forest, and surrounding areas. I have truly enjoyed working with you. Your dedication to

the mission of the Sinfonietta has inspired me time The things we do for T:4.065” and time again. I know the future of the orchestra is assured as long as people like you are involved.

To you, Chicago Sinfonietta musicians, I want to A strong community fosters friendship, kindness, brotherhood, thank you for the years of great music making we have shared and for your loyal support of and well-being. More importantly, we can achieve more by the orchestra. Together we have proved that it takes all of the voices of a community to make working together. That’s why we’re proud to support the great music. You are in very good hands with Mei-Ann Chen and I look forward to hearing of all of your great accomplishments to come! Chicago Sinfonietta. It takes a lot to reach your dreams, and we’ll do our best to help you achieve them. To you, our loyal audience members and generous donors, words can’t adequately describe how grateful I am to each one of you for your many years of support and encouragement. Fifth Third Bank proudly supports Without you there simply is no orchestra. You have fearlessly joined me in this eclectic musical journey and encouraged us to explore types of music that few orchestras ever tackle. the Chicago Sinfonietta. Thank you for coming year after year and for making the dream of an orchestra dedicated to inclusion and innovation a reality. I want to extend a special commendation and apprecia- 53.com Fifth Third Bank, Member FDIC. tion to our Executive Director Jim Hirsch who has supported this dream year after year.

Finally, I want to thank my wife Cornelia and all of the members of my family who have stood by me throughout this journey. I am looking forward to spending much more time with them.

I am excited about my new role with the Chicago Sinfonietta and look forward to seeing you all in the years to come.

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Since being appointed as Maestro Freeman’s successor last summer I have gotten to know him much better and have come to appreciate what many of you have known for years. He is a superbly gracious and generous person. His assistance in planning my inaugural season has been so very helpful, and he will continue to be a treasured partner in plotting the direc- tion of the orchestra in the future.

I am committed to Paul’s vision for this orchestra, and to its important and unique mission. I hope you share my excitement about the 2011-2012 Season. I look forward to seeing you next fall! Get the latest headlines and listen on your smart phone with iPhone and Android apps. IT’S MORE THAN JUST TALK

2 Chicago Sinfonietta PROGRAM NOTES PROGR A M ( c o n t.)

The final Chicago Sinfonietta concert the corridor amongst giant crystal of knowledge and of sharing and of world premiere recording of the piece. of the 2010-2011 Season has turned pillars, moving in a contemplative that song called life. Walker’s concerto evokes that iconic out to be an especially momentous oc- stance. The stained glass windows’ “American” sound partly through a casion. In keeping with Maestro Paul figures would start moving with One of America’s foremost compos- focus on the intervals of fourths and Freeman’s quest for inclusiveness and song, singing a heavenly music. The ers, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich was the first fifths, much like composers including recognition for all people who make listener would float down the aisle, woman to receive the coveted Pulitzer Aaron Copland. In addition, the work classical music, Women in Classical slowly moving upward at first and Prize in Music. The third movement of is vigorously rhythmic, melodically Music was conceived to highlight the then progressing at a quicker pace, the history-making piece which earned direct, and harmonically clear. Walker’s vital contributions of women to the rising towards an immense ceiling her that distinction, Symphony No. 1, is score brims with references to numer- field. As such, it was slated from the which would open to the sky…as heard this evening. Widely considered ous American musical idioms including beginning to be co-led by Mei-Ann this journey progressed, the speed one of her most characteristic works, rock, folk, and jazz, but avoids dissolv- Chen, one of the world’s fastest rising of the traveler would increase, Symphony No. 1 spins out a marvel- ing into a mash-up of styles. She seems women conductors. Of course, in the rushing forward and upward. I ous and varied piece from the motifs to have listened deeply to each of these intervening year and a half, Maestro wanted to create the sensation of heard in the opening few bars of music. idioms and distilled them into her own Chen was selected to be the Orches- contemplation and quiet peace at Zwilich includes the following note distinctive voice. tra’s next Music Director. This concert, the beginning, moving towards the with her score: then, represents both a fulfillment of feeling of celebration and ecstatic The opening of the concerto “A Burst Paul Freeman’s vision and a symbolic expansion of the soul, all the while Symphony No. 1 grew out of several of Energy” explores rock-and-roll riffs continuation of his legacy. singing along with that heavenly of my most central music concerns. and rhythms. The music centers on D music. First, I have long been interested major and is filled with those wide- The evening begins with Jennifer Hig- in the elaboration of large-scale open intervals of fourths and fifths, don’s blue cathedral. Commissioned I began writing this piece at a works from the initial material. This evoking the power chords of an electric and premiered at the Curtis Institute of unique juncture in my life and ‘organic’ approach to musical form guitar. Meanwhile brief solos are traded Music in 2000, it is a work of contem- found myself pondering the ques- fascinates me both in the develop- between the soloist and individual plation. With characteristic passion tion of what makes a life. The recent ment of the material and in the members of the orchestra. These trades and deft skill at orchestration, Higdon’s loss of my younger brother, Andrew fashioning of a musical idea that of melodic licks are an earmark of jazz meditation on the transitions we Blue, made me reflect on the amaz- contains the ‘seeds of the work to and fit well with the concerto form. In experience in life is apt for a program ing journeys that we all make in our follow.’ keeping with a traditional concerto where the baton is passed from one lives, crossing paths with so many form, the second movement is slow Music Director to the next. The work individuals singularly and collec- Second, in my recent works I have and lyrical. “A Reflection” takes its cue was inspired by a vivid image, which tively, learning and growing each been developing techniques that from American folk song with tuneful Higdon describes as: step of the way. combine modern principles of melodies in the violin. Several times continuous variation with older (but the orchestra falls silent, allowing the Blue…like the sky. Where all This piece represents the expression still immensely satisfying) prin- soloist a freedom to sing its lines in possibilities soar. Cathedrals… a of the individual and the group… ciples, such as melodic and pitch an almost improvisatory way. Walker’s place of thought, growth, spiritual our inner travels and the places our recurrence and clearly defined areas neighbor and friend Danny Robbins expression… serving as a symbolic souls carry us, the lessons we learn, of contrast. passed on while she was writing the doorway in to and out of this world. and the growth we experience. In movement. She later recalled: Blue represents all potential and the tribute to my brother, I feature solos Finally, Symphony No. 1 was written progression of journeys. Cathedrals for the clarinet (the instrument he with great affection for the modern I woke up one morning, started represent a place of beginnings, played) and the flute (the instru- orchestra, not only for its inde- writing, felt Danny’s presence with endings, solitude, fellowship, con- ment I play). Because I am the older scribable richness and variety of me... He had leukemia, and died templation, knowledge and growth. sibling, it is the flute that appears color, but also for the virtuosity and at age 60. When I was out in Walla As I was writing this piece, I found first in this dialog. At the end of the artistry of its players. Walla working with the orchestra, a myself imagining a journey through work, the two instruments continue number of players said to me ‘This a glass cathedral in the sky. Because their dialogue, but it is the flute that A work preoccupied with national folk music reminds us of watercolor the walls would be transparent, I drops out and the clarinet that con- elements, Gwyneth Walker’s An Ameri- paintings of landscape.’ When I saw the image of clouds and blue- tinues on in the upward progress- can Concerto is well-suited to a concert got home, I told Genie Robbins ness permeating from the outside ing journey. honoring Maestro Freeman. Along [Danny’s wife] about the comments. of this church. In my mind’s eye the many other important and under- She told me that Danny’s favorite listener would enter from the back This is a story that commemorates represented pieces of music, Freeman pastime was painting watercolor of the sanctuary, floating along living and passing through places and the Chicago Sinfonietta made the landscapes.

4 Chicago Sinfonietta Chicago Sinfonietta 5 PROGR A M ( c o n t.)

Divertimento Notte blu beckons the 2011 The final movement, “Another Stroll” listener to focus on the party of chicago finds itself in the jazz idiom. As the our lives awakened and to imagine 2012 soloist wanders through the piece, the the full randomness of our dream sinfonietta orchestra accompanies him/her on episodes. various stretches of the journey until Mei-Ann Chen’s Inaugural Season! we end up home. A night inside a dream episode for me looks like: A Sinfonietta concert honoring the tenure of Maestro Freeman and 1. Incessant Chatter welcoming Maestro Chen would be 2. Midnight Holla remiss without the premiere of a new 3. Wheels Away work. Aside from championing music 4. Soft Fudge Chatting by underrepresented voices in classical 5. Elephant at the Zoo music, Maestro Freeman and the or- 6. Dancing Dream chestra made a point of commissioning 7. Microcosmic Shuffle and premiering countless new works. 8. Tasty Folly Tonight’s premiere is brought to us by a 9. So hard you cry The Sinfonietta tradition continues! familiar friend and long-time member 10 Slow awake of the Sinfonietta: Renée Baker. An 11. Alarm Innovative repertoire with a global perspective, omnivorous artist, Baker is a violinist, violist, composer, conductor, painter I list the movements but read this World Premieres, outstanding soloists, and poet. She has the following to say first, then listen. and the truly unexpected are in store as about Divertmento Notte blu: Don’t try to follow the movements. Mei‐Ann Chen takes over the baton. That would equal the experience of Nothing remains unchanged. Keep trying to document your dreams ev- that thought. ery minute in the notebook on your Don’t miss a note! Examining the essence of life in nightstand. You’ll miss something. dreams is the inspired focus of This was a good night. HELLO CHICAGO! Divertimento Notte blu.

The evening’s festivities continue with The wabi sabi elements of im- Antonin Dvořák’s Scherzo capric- A FREE CONCERT in beautiful Millennium Park! permanence and transience are cioso, op.66. It is included as Mei-Ann incorporated so that one is moved Chen’s nod to Maestro Freeman’s Join the celebration as we introduce Maestro Chen to the through a series of dreams ranging lengthy tenure as Music Director of the city with a musical ‘love letter’ to the multicultural from inconsolable desolation to Czech National Symphony in Prague, a mosaic of the city’s people and neighborhoods, with shuckin’and jivin’ joy. position he held in addition to his work with the Chicago Sinfonietta. special guests Sones de México Ensemble and Betti Xiang.

I envisioned the depths of the human condition and the melancholy Like Walker, Dvořák was a composer Sunday, August 14, 6:30 PM that the examination nurtured led preoccupied with his national identity me to explore the face of human and the musical roots of his country. nature, both its’ most undesirable One of his more mature works, the traits as well as real beauty. The Scherzo was written quickly and with swing of this pendulum can be great ease. He first sketched the piece Want to know more? found in the chords of the un- on April 4, 1883 and completed the full Visit chicagosinfonietta.org conscious. In framing the human score less than a month later. Sign up for SinfonEnews, our e‐mail newsletter condition through sound, I have ‘Like’ us at facebook.com/chicagosinfonietta tried to touch both our conscious In the midst of the work, a more som- and unconscious states. ber and almost elegiac mood emerges. Follow us at twitter.com/chi_sinfonietta Dvořák’s mother passed away a few Watch us at YouTube.com/ChicagoSinfonietta

6 Chicago Sinfonietta PROGR A M ( c o n t.) months before he started writing the Maestro Freeman will conduct the piece, and it is quite possible that her opening movement of the suite drawn loss influenced the tone of the music. from this ballet, Los trabadores agricolas Despite this, the title of Scherzo still ap- (The land workers). Meant to depict plies. The work is a brief orchestral gem, the hustle of bustle of the ranch, Ginas- filled with gorgeous evocations of the tera’s score is cinematic in its orches- folk music of Dvořák’s country and the tration. The entire orchestra bristles beauty of the natural world. Despite with energy creating blurred and wild its occasionally heavy heart, the work sounds. Often in a triple rhythm, the ends looking forward - brightly - into pulse is constantly shifting, giving the the future. impression of the rough and tumble existence of a day on the ranch. Finally, we come to Alberto Ginas- tera’s ballet Estancia. Maestro Freeman Taken together, the works heard has long championed composers from tonight are a celebration of sound and the Americas, and this Argentine is one a worthy testament to the legacy that of them. Written early in his career, it is Maestro Freeman has created with the filled with gorgeous lyrical moments Sinfonietta. Vibrant and rich, there is and wild rapid-fire passages. much to be thankful for, and much to look forward to. An Estancia is a large cattle ranch on the pampas of Argentina. Ginastera, Composer and writer John Glover writes perhaps Argentina’s most well-known notes, articles, and online courses for composer, envisioned the ballet as a organizations such as the Los Angeles depiction of the bustle on one day on Philharmonic, Glimmerglass Opera, the the ranch. Ginastera was very interest- Chicago Sinfonietta, Carnegie Hall, and ed in the folk music of his country and Opera America. He has received grants found ways to integrate its sounds into and commissions from organizations the orchestra. This results in music of an including Meet the Composer, Glimmer- incredible rhythmic intensity and con- glass Opera, violist Liuh-Wen Ting, and stantly shifting meters between 2 and 3 the American Conservatory Theater. He in rapid succession. He also imitates the currently lives in New York City and is de- sounds of traditional folk instruments. veloping a new opera ‘Our Basic Nature’ The strings often play brashly on the with American Opera Projects open strings, evoking the sound of a gaucho strumming a guitar.

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8 Chicago Sinfonietta PROFILES

Paul Freeman, contributions to African American life, Music Director and history, and culture. Conductor Maestro Freeman’s talent was summa- Maestro Paul Free- rized in the following quotation from man is in his 24th Robert Marsh, longtime music critic for season as Music Di- the Chicago Sun-Times: “Freeman con- rector of the Chicago ducts performances which are remark- Sinfonietta, a post he has held since his able for their beauty and communicative founding of the orchestra in 1987. force. He brings the sound of the Chicago Sinfonietta to the heights of angels.” Born in Richmond, Virginia, Maestro Freeman has established himself as Mei-Ann Chen, one of America’s leading conduc- Conductor and tors. In 1996, he was appointed music Music Director director and chief conductor of the Designate Czech National Symphony Orchestra in Prague, a position he held simultane- The first woman to ously with Chicago Sinfonietta till 2009. win the Malko Inter- From 1979 to 1989, he served as music national Conductors director of the Victoria Symphony in Competition (2005), Mei-Ann Chen is Canada, principal guest conductor of considered one of America’s most excit- the Helsinki Philharmonic in Finland, ing and promising young conductors. associate conductor of the Dallas and Concluding a highly successful tenure Detroit Symphony Orchestras, and as Assistant Conductor of the Baltimore music director of the Opera Theatre of Symphony this summer, she has also Rochester, New York. accepted a three-year appointment as the Music Director of the Memphis A recipient of the Mahler Award from Symphony Orchestra beginning in the the European Union of Arts, Freeman 2010-2011 season. Chen also spent as a guest conductor has led more than two years as the Assistant Conductor 100 orchestras in over 30 countries. of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. As one of America’s most successful Both her fellowships at the ASO and recording conductors, he has approxi- the BSO were sponsored by the League mately 200 releases to his credit. Free- of American Orchestras. Chen’s guest man has been involved in more than a conducting appearances include all of dozen televised orchestra productions the principal Danish orchestras, Norwe- in North American and Europe. He has gian Radio Orchestra, Taiwan National been nominated for two Emmy Awards Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, and constantly receives rave reviews and the symphonies of Alabama, for his recordings. The December 2000 Atlanta, Bournemouth, Fort Worth, Na- issue of Fanfare magazine proclaimed tional, Oregon, Seattle, Toledo, Toronto, Maestro Freeman “one of the finest Trondheim, Grand Teton Music Festival, conductors which our nation has and Chautauqua Institution. Awarded produced.” the 2007 Taki Concordia Fellowship, she appeared jointly with Marin Alsop and Dr. Freeman received his Ph.D. from Stefan Sanderling in highly acclaimed Eastman School of Music. He studied subscription concerts with the Balti- on a U.S. Fulbright Grant in Berlin, and more Symphony, Colorado Symphony holds honorary doctorate degrees from and Florida Orchestra. Dominican and Loyola Universities. In 2005, Maestro Freeman was designated In June 2010, following a two year a HistoryMaker, having been nominated international search, Mei-Ann Chen was by the DuSable Museum of African selected to succeed Chicago Sinfo- American History, for his outstanding nietta Founder Paul Freeman as the first 10 Chicago Sinfonietta PROFILES ( c o n t.) PROFILES ( c o n t.) new Music Director in the twenty-four development award, Urioste will make used by Miss Urioste are an Alessandro Blu for Six jazz soloists and Orchestra. year history of the Orchestra. She will her Wigmore Hall debut in 2009. First- Gagliano, Naples, c. 1706 and Pierre Ms Baker currently has over 900 com- make her official debut this August at place laureate in both the Junior and Simon bow on extended loan from the positions to her credit. She is currently the Pritzker Pavilion of Chicago’s Millen- Senior divisions of the Sphinx Competi- private collection of Dr. Charles E. King. working on commissions from the nium Park. tion, she debuted at Carnegie Hall in Gaudete Brass Quintet, the Harnegra 2004 and has returned annually to that Renée Baker, Chamber Orchestra and is currently A native of Taiwan, Chen has lived in esteemed venue’s Stern Auditorium as composer working on a chamber opera commis- the United States since 1989. She holds soloist. In 2009, Urioste also made her sioned by Chicago Modern Orchestra master’s degrees in both conducting debut at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall Renée Baker is Project entitled “Clarity of Job”. and violin from the New England Con- with award-winning conductor Alondra founder/leader of servatory, and a D.M.A. in conducting de la Parra. She has collaborated with thirteen contempo- As a violinist/violist, she is the principal from the University of Michigan, where acclaimed pianists Christopher O’Riley rary music perfor- violist in the internationally acclaimed she was a student of Kenneth Kiesler. and Ignat Solzhenitsyn; conductors mance entities-- Chi- Chicago Sinfonietta. A founding mem- Chen was a participant in the National Robert Spano, Keith Lockhart, Carlos cago Modern Orchestra Project, FAQ tet, ber of the 25-year old orchestra, Ms. Conducting Institute in Washington, Miguel Prieto, and Michael Stern; and Mantra Blue Free Orchestra, Red Chai, Baker is one of the most sought after D.C. and the American Academy of violinists Shlomo Mintz, Cho-Liang Project 6, Wrinkled Linen, Connois- instrumentalists for chamber music as Conducting in Aspen. During her five- Lin, and David Kim, among others. A seur Musica String Ensemble (classi- well as recitals. She has performed in year tenure as Music Director of the featured artist in the Ravinia, La Jolla, cal), Poemusici (spoken word group), major music festivals all over the world, Portland (OR) Youth Philharmonic, she Sarasota, and Kingston Music Festivals, Mimetic Cast (new music performance including the Aspen Music Festival and led its sold-out debut in Carnegie Hall, the International Young Artists Music ensemble and publisher), Blanché the Classical Music Festival (Eisenstadt). received an ASCAP award for innova- Festival, and Switzerland’s Sion Valais (experimental orchestra ), Baker Artet, As a soloist, she has performed with tive programming, and was honored International Festival of Music, Urioste Tuntui (experimental piano quartet) John Sharp (Chicago Symphony) and with a Sunburst Award from Young has been most recently invited to and the Renée Baker Trio. She has cre- making her Ravinia debut in Don Quix- Audiences for her contribution to music participate in the prestigious Marlboro ated eclectic chamber festivals for Adler ote as well as with YoYo Ma and many education. Music Festival next summer. The 2007 Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium, Joffrey other luminaries. first-prize winner of the Sion Interna- Ballet Chamber Series, Norris Cultural Elena Urioste, Violin tional Violin Competition, Miss Urioste Arts Center and Classical Symphony JAZZ ENSEMBLE: Mwata Bowden, was also awarded the audience prize Hall. Baritone Saxophone; David Boykin, Elena Urioste, and the prize for the best performance Tenor Saxophone; Nicole Mitchell, selected by Sym- of the competition’s newly commis- As a composer, Ms. Baker has penned Flute; Bruce Nelson, Vibraphone; phony magazine as sioned work. creative compositions for her own Teddy Rankin-Parker, Cello; Karl EH an emerging artist groups, as well as the Chicago Sinfo- Seigfried, Bass to watch, has been Urioste’s media appearances include nietta Chamber Ensemble and Great hailed by critics and multiple performances on the popular Black Music Ensemble/AACM. In 2009, This hand-picked ensemble is made audiences alike for her rich tone, the radio programs From the Top and Perfor- Ms. Baker’s compositions have pre- up of some of Chicago’s finest impro- nuanced lyricism of her playing, and mance Today, as well as on Telemundo. miered in Umbria, Italy and also have visational musicians. Along with com- her commanding stage presence. Since She has been featured in the Emmy been performed at Suoni Per Il Popolo poser Renée Baker, Nicole Mitchell making her debut with the Philadelphia award winning documentary Break- in Montreal. Ms. Baker has presented and Mwata Bowden are members of Orchestra at age thirteen as winner of ing the Sound Barrier, and in numerous over twenty concerts including her the Association for the Advancement the Greenfield Competition, she has ap- magazines including Symphony, Strings, compositions for the Chicago State of Creative Musicians (AACM), a col- peared as soloist with major orchestras Careers and Colleges, and Philadelphia University Student Afternoon recital lective of musicians and composers throughout the United States including Music Makers. Urioste’s first CD was re- Series, from 2002-2007. She has pre- dedicated to nurturing, performing, the Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Pops, cently released on the White Pine label. miered over ten works on the Chicago and recording serious, original music. National Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta, Sinfonietta Chamber Series 2008- Bruce Nelson, Nicole Mitchell, Karl EH Detroit, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, New Urioste is a graduate of the esteemed 2010. Ms Baker was accepted into the Siegfried and Teddy Rankin-Parker Mexico, and San Antonio Symphony Curtis Institute of Music where she cutting-edge Jazz Composers Orches- have all performed with the Chicago Orchestras, as well as Hungary’s Or- studied with Joseph Silverstein, Pa- tra Institute at Columbia University Sinfonietta as members of the orchestra Dohnanyi Budafok. Upcoming mela Frank and Ida Kavafian, and also in July 2010. Ms. Baker will have two chestra. All members of the ensemble performances include debuts with the completed graduate studies with Joel symphonic works premiered by the are highly respected jazz musicians Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Smirnoff at The Juilliard School. Other Chicago Sinfonietta in their 2011-12 and veterans of several Chicago area Buffalo Philharmonic, among others. notable teachers include David Cerone, season - Sundown’s Promise for Taiko ensembles and collaborations. Choong-Jin Chang, Soovin Kim, and the and Orchestra and Divertimento Notte As one of three recipients of the late Rafael Druian. prestigious London Music Masters Award, a three-year international career The outstanding violin and bow being 12 Chicago Sinfonietta Chicago Sinfonietta 13 MISSION

The Mission of the Chicago Sinfonietta is to serve as a national model for inclusiveness and innovation in classical music through the presentation of the highest quality orchestral concerts and related programs. The Chicago Sinfonietta aspires to remove the barriers to participation in, and appreciation of classical music through its educational and outreach programs that expose children and their families to classical music, and by providing professional development opportunities for young musicians and composers of diverse backgrounds enabling new, important voices to be heard. This will help America become a true cultural democracy, in which everyone can share fully in its cultural resources and in which all can contribute to its cultural richness.

CHICAGO SINFONIETTA HISTORY

Maestro Paul Freeman founded the Chicago Sinfonietta in 1987 in response to the lack of opportunity for minority classical musicians, composers, and soloists. Twenty-four seasons later, the Chicago Sinfonietta remains as the national model and true trailblazer for promoting diversity and inclusiveness in orchestral music.

The Chicago Sinfonietta has a proud history of having enriched the cultural, educational, and social quality of life in Chicago, while gaining significant recognition on the national and international stage. Committed to promoting diversity and inclusiveness in classical music, the Sinfonietta performs at Chicago’s Symphony Center, Lund Auditorium at Dominican University, Wentz Concert Hall at North Central College, and the Harris Theater for Music and Dance at Millennium Park. The Chicago Sinfonietta is the official orchestra of the Joffrey Ballet.

Under the guidance of founding Music Director Paul Freeman, the orchestra performs at the highest artistic level and has achieved an outstanding reputation for its innovative programs. The Sinfonietta is dedicated to the authentic performance of Classical, Romantic and Contemporary repertoire and excels at present- ing imaginative new works by composers and soloists of color.

Chicago Sinfonietta musicians truly represent the city’s rich cultural landscape and continue to fulfill the orchestra’s mission of Musical Excellence through Diver- sity™. A 2007 survey of major orchestras revealed that the Chicago Sinfonietta is the most diverse professional orchestra in the United States. Through this distinction, the Chicago Sinfonietta serves as a national model for inclusiveness in classical music.

During the first ten years, the orchestra embarked on six international tours performing concerts in Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and the Canary Islands. The Chicago Sinfonietta has produced fourteen compact discs, including the much heralded three-disc African Heritage Symphonic Series released on Cedille More than 30 world-class concerts Records in 2002 and a live recording of the 2007 tribute concert to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The orchestra has performed twice at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. In August of 2008, the Chicago Sinfonietta made its debut this summer in Millennium Park performance at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park to over 11,000 people and performed for over 90,000 people during 2009-2010. View the 2011 schedule In August of 2010 the Chicago Sinfonietta announced the appointment of Mae- stro Mei-Ann Chen to succeed Maestro Paul Freeman upon his retirement in June & order memberships at of 2011. grantparkmusicfestival.com or call 312.742.7638

14 Chicago Sinfonietta CHICAGO SINFONIETTA EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH CHICAGO SINFONIETTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Audience Matters is the Chicago Sinfonietta’s core educational program. This program Cheri Chappelle...... Chair provides an immersive introduction to classical music for elementary school students in Tara Dowd Gurber...... Immediate Past Chair the Chicago Public School system. Through the program, students learn about the families Anita J. Wilson...... Secretary of instruments in the orchestra from teaching artists – Sinfonietta musicians – who also Mark J. Williams...... Treasurer/Finance Committee Co-Chair relate composers, history, art, and architecture to the various periods of classical music. Patrick Cermak...... Development Committee Chair On multiple visits, musicians from different sections of the orchestra demonstrate their Virginia Clarke...... Nominating Committee Chair instruments through experiential tools, integrating visual, audio, and tactile elements to Margarete Evanoff...... Finance Committee Co-Chair help the students learn. In addition, students and their families are invited to all Sinfonietta Dean R. Nelson...... Marketing Committee Chair performances for the season. Over 1,000 students are participating in Audience Matters this Nazneen Razi...... Program Committee Chair year thanks to our generous donors. Paul Freeman...... Founding Music Director SEED (Student Ensembles with Excellence and Diversity) provides mentoring for young musicians. Mei-Ann Chen...... Music Director Designate The SEED Program identifies talented high school musicians and offers them a series of workshops Jim Hirsch...... Executive Director and master classes taught by Chicago Sinfonietta teacher-musicians in small ensemble settings. The program concludes with a concert performed by the ensembles. The goal of this program is to both Neelum T. Aggarwal Nicole Johnson-Scales Barbara Harper Norman – inspire and mentor these young artists, and encourage their professional growth for the future. Karim HK Ahamed Kevin A. Krakora North Side Friends Anne Barlow-Johnston John Luce Kathleen Tannyhill – North Project Inclusion: Musicians of Color Fellowship Program John Barron Stephanie Springs Side Friends Jetta Bates-Vasilatos Michelle Vanderlaan Kim Bright – Western The Chicago Sinfonietta is delighted to introduce the 2010 Class of Fellows for Project Inclusion. This Linda Boasmond Kimberly Waller Suburban Friends program, begun in 2007, provides professional development opportunities for talented minority Eileen Chin Greta Weathersby musicians funded through the generous support of Aon Cornerstone Innovative Solutions, the Phil Engel LIFETIME TRUSTEES Chicago Community Trust, and Hewitt. Project Inclusion addresses the Sinfonietta’s long-term goal Phil Gant III Chairs of Friends Michelle Collins of increasing the number of minority musicians playing in orchestras across the U.S. by providing Rich Gamble Organizations Bettiann Gardner fellowships and ensemble experience for promising young musicians. Recent data shows that less Dan Grossman Dr. Lascelles Anderson – Weldon Rougeau than 3% of orchestral musicians performing with the top 1,000 orchestras are people of color. Steven V. Hunter West Side Friends Audrey Tuggle Gregory P. Jacobson Linda Tuggle – South Side Roger Wilson Project Inclusion provides 2 year fellowships for young musicians of color that include Betty Johnson Friends rehearsing and performing with the orchestra, receiving one-on-one mentoring from senior members of the Sinfonietta, attending master classes and mock auditions, and assistance CHICAGO SINFONIETTA ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL in job placement after completion of the program. We are delighted to introduce the 2010 class of Project Inclusion Orchestra Fellows. They are: Jim Hirsch...... Executive Director Renée Baker...... Personnel Manager Name Instrument College Carolyn Branton...... Development Associate Elizabeth Diaz Flute Loyola Paris Braxton...... Box Office/Database Manager Tamara Gonzalez Violin DePaul Enrique ‘Henry’ E. Chang...... Marketing Director Tasha Lawson Horn LSU Jeanetta Hampton...... Financial Director Jeff Handley...... Education Outreach Program Director We are also delighted to introduce the 2010 Project Inclusion Ensemble Fellows who will be Christina Harris...... Production Manager/Librarian performing in smaller ensembles at various locations throughout the year. They are: Don Macica...... Marketing Consultant Name Instrument College Courtney Perkins...... Director of Development Ricardo Ferreira Violin DePaul William Porter...... Assistant Librarian Kevin Lin Viola Roosevelt Ryan Smith...... Administrative/Website Coordinator Shawnita Tyus Violin DePaul We Need You! Volunteer for the Chicago Sinfonietta, meet great people, and make a Project Inclusion Orchestra and Ensemble Fellows Program is managed by Renée Baker. Our real difference. For information on how you can become a Sinfonietta volunteer, call Ryan mentors include orchestra members Renée Baker, Principal Viola, John Fairfield, Principal Smith at 312-236-3681 x1552. French Horn, Janice McDonald, Principal Flute, and Karen Nelson, Principal Second Violin. Classical music for your special event! The Chicago Sinfonietta’s wonderful and Maestro Freeman notes, “We look forward to working with these talented musicians and talented musicians are available to perform at parties, weddings, corporate meetings, or aiding in their professional development. This program addresses the core of our mission and special events. For more information, call 312-236-3681 x 1553. is a wonderful continuation of our past work. We sincerely thank all who have contributed to the development and implementation of Project Inclusion.”

We also wish to acknowledge some very important partners whose assistance has been The Chicago Sinfonietta is the official orchestra of the Joffrey Ballet. invaluable in developing and implementing Project Inclusion:

Chicago College of the Performing Arts at Roosevelt University – Henry Fogel, Dean DePaul School of Music – Donald E. Casey, Dean Northwestern University School of Music – Toni-Marie Montgomery, Dean

We thank Chicago Community Trust for their support of Project Inclusion Ensemble programs. 16 Chicago Sinfonietta Chicago Sinfonietta 17 BRIO LEADERSHIP COUNCIL CHICAGO SINFONIETTA PERSONNEL

Brio, the Chicago Sinfonietta’s Network for Young Profession- Paul Freeman, Music Director and Conductor als, is an affinity group for the culturally adventurous between Mei-Ann Chen, Music Director Designate and Conductor the ages of 21 and 44 who embrace the universal language of music. The mission of Brio is to extend the base of support for the VIOLIN OBOE Chicago Sinfonietta and its goals by engaging the next generation of culturally Paul Zafer, concertmaster Ricardo Castaneda, principal adventurous and philanthropically inclined audiences through access to behind- Carol Lahti, asst. concertmaster June Matayoshi the-scenes experiences and volunteer opportunities. Karen Nelson, principal second Amy Barwan David Belden, asst. principal To learn more about Brio, visit www.chicagosinfonietta.org/brio, or call Courtney Mark Agnor CLARINET Perkins at 312.284.1559. Elizabeth Brausa Brathwaite Leslie Grimm, principal Melanie Clevert-Sarapa Wagner Campos Becky Coffman Dileep Gangolli BRIO LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Sylvia de la Cerna Stanley Hill ...... Chair Daniela Folker BASSOON Jasmin French...... Immediate Past Chair Kimberly Galva Robert Barris, principal Dalida Jongsma...... Secretary Terrance Gray Amy Rhodes Mackenzie Phillips...... Treasurer Carl Johnston David Katz FRENCH HORN Matthew Braun Micaeh Johnson Carmen Llop-Kassinger John Fairfield, principal Michelle Crisanti Kameron Matthews Todd Matthews Laura Fairfield Steven Hunter Jacqueline N’Namdi Nina Saito John Schreckengost James Sanders Elizabeth Mazur-Johnson Phyllis M. Sanders Tasha Lawson* Gretchen Sherrell Edith Yokley TRUMPET Matt Lee, principal VIOLA Edgar Campos Matthew Mantell, principal John Burson Andrew Dowd III Scott Dowd TROMBONE Robert C. Fisher Katherine Stubbins, principal Vannia Phillips Robert Hoffhines John McAllister CELLO Ann Griffin, principal TUBA Mark Anderson Charles Schuchat, principal Donald Mead Edward Moore TIMPANI William Porter Robert Everson, principal Andrew Snow PERCUSSION BASS Jeff Handley, principal John Floeter, principal Michael Folker Christian Dillingham Jon Johnson Brenda Donati George Blanchet Alan Steiner Tina Laughlin

FLUTE HARP Janice MacDonald, principal Faye Seeman, principal Claudia Cryer Laura Hamm PIANO Elizabeth Diaz* Donald Mead

Names of string players are listed in alphabetical order, as the Chicago Sinfonietta uses seat rotation except for principals. * Project Inclusion Fellow 18 Chicago Sinfonietta Chicago Sinfonietta 19 INDIVIDUAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERS “Our quest for excellence through The Chicago Sinfonietta gratefully acknowledges the following contributors (as of 4-19-11): diversity remains at the core of our Concert Circle Sage Foundation artistic responsibility.” ($50,000+) Presto Circle Ms. Stephanie S. Springs —Maestro Paul Freeman, Anonymous ($5,000-$9,999) Ms. Michelle Vanderlaan Capri Global Capital Ms. Kathy Abelson Ms. Anita Wilson Conductor and Founder, Chicago Community Trust Anonymous The Farny R. Wurlitzer Chicago Sinfonietta The Joyce Foundation Ms. Renée Baker Foundation The John D. and Catherine T. Ms. Anne Barlow Johnston MacArthur Foundation Cedar Concepts Corporation Allegro Circle The Wallace Foundation Chicago Tribune Foundation ($1,000-$2,499) Ms. Virginia Clarke Mr. Richard Anderson Premier Circle DLA Piper US LLP In Honor of Maestro Freeman ($25,000-$49,999) Richard H. Driehaus Mr. and Mrs. James and Susan Alphawood Foundation Foundation Annable Anonymous Fifth Third Bank – Jacob G. In Memory of William ABC7 Schmidlapp Trusts Johnston BP America Mrs. Jill Fitzgerald Ariel Capital Management, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Ann and Gordon Getty LLC Illinois Foundation Mr. Peter Barrett CHICAGO SINFONIETTA The Boeing Company Grainger Mr. Marcus Boggs Charitable Trust John R. Halligan Charitable Ms. Elena Bradie 2011 Ball Crown Family Philanthropies Fund Hon. Roland Burris Exelon Jim and Michelle Hirsch R. M. Chin & Associates Mrs. Bettiann Gardner Drs. Peyton and Betty Mr. and Mrs. William and Fairmont Chicago Peoples Gas Hutchison Arlene Connell Polk Bros. Foundation Irving Harris Foundation Ms. Jennifer Connelly Millennium Park Quarles & Brady LLP The Jacobson Group Ms. Frances Dixon Sara Lee Foundation Kraft Foods Global, Inc. Ms. Catherine Dowd Southside Friends of the Macy’s EMSO Equities, LLC Chicago Sinfonietta Nicor Mr. Jamal Edwards Saturday, June 4, 2011 Ms. Peg Thomson Mr. and Mrs. Salhuddin and Mr. and Mrs. Philip L. Engel Nazneen Razi Carmen and Earnest Fair Crescendo Circle Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Rougeau Ms. Margarete Evanoff A Tribute to ($10,000-$24,999) Reed Smith LLP Barbara J. Farnandis, Ph.D Baxter Ms. Stephanie Springs Mr. Doug Freeman Maestro Paul Freeman Linda and Eric Boasmond The Siragusa Foundation Mr. Richard Gamble The Collins Family Fund Mr. Mark Williams HBK Engineering, LLC Gaylord and Dorothy Ms. Sharon Hatchett A full performance honoring Maestro Freeman Donnelley Foundation Vivace Circle Ms. Susan Irion Ms. Tara Dowd Gurber ($2,500-$4,999) Mr. Prentiss Jackson and Dr. led by Music Director Leo S. Guthman Fund Dr. Neelum Aggarwal Cynthia Henderson Hewitt Anonymous Mr. John Janowiak Designate Maestro Mei-Ann Chen with Illinois Arts Council Mr. Karim Ahamed Ms. Carol B. Johnson Special Guests you won’t want to miss! Illinois Tool Works, Inc. Ms. Karen Beal Ms. Jetta Jones Illinois Tool Works Foundation Norman Chappelle and Cheri Jones Lang LaSalle Americas JP Morgan Chase Foundation Wilson-Chappelle Catherine and Jack Koten Please join us for this wonderful Japanese Chamber of Challenger, Gray and Knight Partners, LLC Commerce Foundation Christmas Mr. Joe Lerner opportunity to celebrate and Industry of Chicago City Arts - Department of Mr. and Mrs. Richard McKinlay Jenner and Block LLP Cultural Affairs Ms. Dorri McWhorter Maestro Freeman’s global impact Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson Columbia College Chicago, Mesirow Financial John Mathias Institute for the Study of Mr. Michael Morris In classical music. National Endowment for the Women and Gender in the Toni-Marie Montgomery Arts Arts and Media Dr. John D. Morrison To reserve your table or individual tickets, The Nielsen Company Deloitte Consulting LLP Mr. Walter Nelson Northern Trust Charitable Ms. Diane Dowd Mr. Quintin E. Primo III Please call 312.284.1559 Trust Mr. and Mrs. Phil and LaJule Ms. Brenda Pulliam Northside Friends of the Gant Ruzicka and Associates, LTD. Chicago Sinfonietta Mr. Dan Grossman Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Sargent The Albert Pick, Jr. Fund Jack & Jill of America Mr. Michael Sawyier EVENT SPONSOR Prince Charitable Trust Foundation Mr. James Stone PricewaterhouseCoopers Jones Lang LaSalle Mr. Alexander Terras Mr and Mrs. Timothy and Mr. Kevin Krakora Ms. Almarie Wagner Sandra Rand Motorola, Inc. Roger G. Wilson and Hon. Wight & Company Mr. and Mrs. Dean Nelson Giovinella Gonthier 20 Chicago Sinfonietta INDIVIDUAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERS ( c o n t.) INDIVIDUAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERS ( c o n t.)

Ms. Greta Weathersby Ms. Nicole Johnson Scales Ms. J.C. Campbell Mr. Matthew Mantell Ms. Diana Frances Blitzer Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Mr. Drew Kent Mr. Ruben Cannon Ms. Janis Marley Ms. Mary Blomquist Greening Wooldridge Mr. Eric King Ms. Kimberly Chase Harding Mr. John P. McAllister and Ms. John Paul Blosser Mr. James Grisby Mr. Thomas Kirschbraun Ms. Aimee Christ Laura F. Edwards Mr. Darryl Boggs Anita & Warren Harder Forte Circle La Rabida Children’s Hospital Mr. and Mrs. John Clark Mr. Hasan Merchant Ms. Joyce Bowles Ms. Gwendolyn Hudson ($500-$999) Ms. Natalie Lewis Mr. Michael Cleavenger Ms. Irene Meyer Ruby and Romural Bradley Ms. Doric Hullihan Ms. Rochelle Allen Ms. Maria Lin Mr. Lawrence Cohn Ms. Doris Merrity W. G. and Joann Braman Mr. Clifford Hunt Anonymous Dr. John and Doug Luce Mr. and Mrs. Lewis and Marge Ms. Carole C. Miller –Wood Ms. Martha Brummitt Ms. Delores Ivery Mr. Stephen C. Baker Chuck and Jan Mackie Collens Mr. Scott Miller Bob Bujak Ms. Pat Emmer Grace Barry Mr. George Mansour Ms. Kevann Cooke Ms. Constance Montgomery In Honor of Dorothy White Ms. Carol Gilbertson Mr. Dennis Bartolucci Ms. Toya Marionneaux William R. Crozier and Judy Ms. Helen Moore Irving and Ragina L. Bunton Ms. Irene Goldstein Ms. Yasmin Bates Ms. Janis E. Marley Chrisman Ms. Nailah D. Muttalib Dr. Rose Butler Hayes Ms. Andrea Green Mr. and Mrs. Lerone Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Walter and Ms. Barbara Cress Lawrence Drs. Donald E. and Mary Ellen Ms. Karen Callaway Ms. Flora Braxton Green Jr. Shirley Massey Mr. Joseph Danahy Newsom Ms. Debra O. Callen Mr. and Mrs. Andrew and Mary Dr. Vanice (Van) Billups, Ph.D. Ms. Beatrice W. Miller Ms. Marsha Davis Ms. Dorothy Nisbeth Mr. Greg Cameron Lee Greenlee Mr. Raymond Bisanz Mr. and Mrs. Stephen and Ms. Bertha DePriest Ms. Alison E. Nelson In Honor of Audrey Tuggle Ms. Susan Grossman Dr. and Mrs. Simon Boyd Cindy Mitchell Ms. Gloria Dillard Ms. Joyce Norman M. J. Cannizzo In Honor of Dan and Caroline Ms. Teri Boyd and Mr. Ms. Constance Montgomery Mr. Patrick Dorsey Ms. Deidra Ann Norris Mr. David Carnerin Grossman Aleksandar Hemon Ms. Isobel Neal Joanne and Bob Dulski Jeff and Susan Pearsall Fund Richard and Nancy Carrigan Mr. Calvin Hall, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Brazier Ms. Judy Petty Ms. Maxine Duster Mr. Gary Pelz Ms. Julia Cartwright Ms. Alyce G. Hammons Mr. Rich Brey Ms. Louise Lee Reid Ms. Murrell Higgins Duster Ms. Dolores Pettitt Certified Tax Service Ms. Gwendolyn Harden Ms. Beulah R. Brooks Mrs. Marion Roberts Ms. Sarah Ebner Mr. and Mrs. Joe and Naomi Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Doris J. Harris Mr. Brady Brownlee John and Gwendolyn Rogers Ms. Sylvia Edwards Petty Jeanne Chaney Mr. Dolphin S. Harris Mr. Paul Bujak Ms. Susan Rogers Mr. Paul M. Embree Ms. Mackenzie Phillips Mr. Thomas Chesrown Mr. Herbert C. Harris Capital Infrastructure Group, Mr. Al Sharp Ms. Marcia Flick Ms. Harriet Piccirilli Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Vivian Ms. Deborah Minor Harvey LLC Mr. and Mrs. William Scott Ms. Roshni Flynn Mr. James W. Rankin Church Gloria O. Hemphill Ms. Luz Chavez Sidley Austin Foundation Franczek Radelet Attorneys Mr. and Mrs. Cordell Reed Michael and Peg Cleary Ms. Barbara J. Herron The Chicago Classical Ruth and Frederick Spiegel and Counselors Andre and Dana Rice Ira and Nancy Cohen Ms. Ruth Horwich Recording Society Foundation Sue and Paul Freehling Ms. Marion Roberts Mr. William Cousins, Jr. Ms. Yvonne Huntley Chicago Federation of Ms. Alisa Starks Mr. Dennis Fruin Ms. Penelope Robinson Ms. Mary-Terese Cozzola Ms. Delores Ivery Musicians Mrs. Tammy Steele Gabriel Fuentes Ms. Jagriti Ruparel Bob and Mary Ellen Creighton Mr. and Mrs. John and Leola Mr. and Mrs. John T. Clark Mr. and Mrs. James W. 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Johnston Mr. William DeWoskin Mr. and Mrs. David Winton Harris Bank Foundation Ms. Audrey Tuggle Joseph and Susanna Davison Ms. Constance J. Jones Ms. Tatiana K. Dixon Dr. and Mrs. Roland Waryjas Ms. Marilyn Heckmyer Ms. Linda S. Tuggle Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. Ms. Marion Jones Ms. Toni Dunning Ms. Thelma Westmoreland Mr. Jay Heyman David Hirschman and Dawson Ms. Patricia Kilduff Mr. Alan Eaks Mr. Tramayne Whitney Mr. Stan Hill Morrison Torrey Tom and Samantha DeKoven Mr. Bryant Kim Dr. Gloria Elam-Norris Mr. Hugh Williams IBM International Foundation Mr. David J. Varnerin Ms. Shirley Dillard Marie C. King Deborah and David Epstein Ms. Elizabeth S. Wilkins In Honor of Michelle Collins Mr. Darwin Walton Joann and Bob Dulski Ms. Patricia Koldyke Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Bruce and Rita from Maggie Coleman Ms. Thelma Westmoreland Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin W. Joan H. Lawson Epstein Global Wilson I-Stats Med Inc. Ms. Dorothy White Duncan Mr. Robert B. Lifton Ms. Deb Kerr Mr. Roger Wilson The Janotta-Pearsall Family Ms. Regina Allen Wilson Ms. Clarice Durham Ms. Patricia Long Mr. Michael Falbo Ms. Beatrice Young Fund Ms. Gladys Woods Ms. Patricia Eichenold Mantell Music Ensemble, Inc. Mr. James Foley Ms. Carol B. Johnson Mrs. Ruth O. Wooldridge Robert Elston and Patricia Ms. Corinne Allen McArdle Rosalind and Gilbert Frye Patron’s Circle Ms. Joyce Johnson Miller Nicala R. Carter-Woolfolk Sloan Estelle McDougal Lanier Mr. Stanley Hilton ($250-$499) Mr. Todd Much Ms. Aline O. Young Ms. Emelda L. Estell Ms. Rosemary Levine Ms. Alice Greenhouse Advisor Charitable Gift Fund Ms. Mary James Barbara and Charlotte Fanta Nini and Tom Lyman III Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Ms. Iris Atkins Ms. Paula K. Jones Sustainer’s Circle Mr. and Mrs. Paul and Ms. Shirley Martin Greening Dr. Lascelles Anderson Mr. William Jones ($100-$249) LaVergne Fanta Ms. Grace L. Mathis Ms. Joyce Grey Ms. Mary Lou Bacon… Katten Temple LLC Mr. Finis Abernathy Ms. Susan Fiore Mr. Ruben McClendon, Jr. Boston Consulting Group Mr. Jeff Baddeley Mr. Steve King Ms. Ruth A. Allin Ms. Joan Y. Fleming Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McLean Mrs. Ann E. Grube Ms. Zita Baltramonas Mr. Fred Labed Ms. Arlene Alpert John and Judith Floeter Ms. Joyce Merriwether Ms. Gwendolyn Hatten Butler Mr. Walter Becky II Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Dr. Anna Anthony† Ms. Pricilla Florence Dr. Irene M. Meyer Dr. and Mrs. James Haughton Mr. Perry Berke Roberta Larson Ms. Rita Bakewell Dr. Juliann Bluitt Foster Ms. Cindy Mitchel Mr. Stanley Hill, Sr. Ms. Michelle Bibbs Dr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Liebner Ms. Karen Beal Ms. Victoria Frank Robert Moeller Mr. Pran Jha Mr. Arthur Boddie Mr. and Mrs. Arnie Lenters Mr. David Beedy Ms. J. Friedman Mary Momsen Ms. Phyllis James Ms. Barbara Bowles Ms. Vivian Loseth Ms. Janice Bell Mr. and Mrs. James Gervasio Rev. Calvin Morris Mr. and Mrs. George E. 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Ms. Monica Murtha Ms. Audrey Walker Ms. Phyllis Handel Mr. Jeff Scurry Mr. James Swinerton Ms. Consuelo Williams Mr. James Myers Mr. John Wallace Ms. Harriet Hausman In Honor of Josephine Scurry Caesar and Patricia Tabet In Memory of George Williams Ms. Myrna Nolan Anita M. Ward Ms. Lori Hayes Shaw Ms. June Shivers In Honor of Jacquié Taylor Ms. Ruth Teena Williams Ms. Joyce Norman Ms. Jean E. Webster Marilyn Heckmyer Mr. Brian Sikoyski from Claire Laton-Taylor Ms. Lynn Winikates Ms. Earnestine Norwood Ken and Marie Wester Mr. William Heelan Gloria P. Silverman Living Trust Ms. Shelby Tennant David and Nancy Winton Ms. Karen Noorani Ms. Thelma Westmorland Ms. Mia Henry Ms. Kathryn Simmons Mr. Melvin Thomas Kionne Annette Wyndewicke Ms. Sally Nusinson Mr. Jay N. Whipple, Jr. Ms. Rhonda Hill Tomas Bissonnette and Rita Ms. Mary Jo Tozzi Michele Sutton Yeadon Mr. Dragic M. Obradovic Ms. Melissa A. Whitson Ms. Florence L. Hirsch Simo Ms. Georgene Walters Mr. and Mrs. Eric Yondorf Margaret O’Hara Ms. Vera Wilkins In Honor of Florence L. Hirsch Ms. Anna Cooper Stanton Ms. Erika Walton Mr. Paul Oppenheim Mr. Brian Williams Mr. John B. Hirsch Ms. Lydia Smutny Sterba Mr. and Mrs. Bruce and Rita † In Loving Memory Ms. Dorris Ove Mr. Harold Wingfield Alsencia Warren Hodo Ms. Roma Stewart Watson Mr. Larry Owens Ms. Gladys Woods In Honor of Patricia Bournique Ms. Elisabeth Stiffel Mr. Jay Wilcoxen Allen and Georga Parchem Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Yokley Holloway Ms. Gail Harvey Parker Mr. Clyde A. Young III Ms. Holly Hughes Ms. Maude Patterson Ms. Milicent Young Ms. Rosemary Jack Ms. Donna M. Perisee Yvonne L. Young Ms. Doris Jackson OTHER SUPPORTERS McFarlane Mr. Paul Zafer Ms. Vera Curry James Ms. Anna M. Perkins Ms. Argie Johnson The Chicago Sinfonietta is supported by grants from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; Toussaint and Thelma Perkins Friend’s Circle (To $99) Ms. Beulah Johnson the Joyce Foundation; the Chicago Community Trust; the Chicago Department of Cultural Af- Martha B. Peters Anonymous Mr. Ray Johnson Mr. Vikton Petroliunas Mr. Howard Ackerman Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth and fairs CityArts Program; the National Endowment for the Arts, and other generous sponsors. Ms. Catherine Pickar Ms. Carolyn S. Austin Charlotte Kenzel Ms. Rosemary Pietrzak Mr. Charles A. Baker Carol Kipperman Mr. and Mrs. Larry and Judy Ms. Barbara Ballinger George & Velna Kolodziej Pitts Ms. Gail Banks Mr. Robert Lardner Ms. Katherine Ragnar Crotaluer Barnett Mr. and Mrs. Samuel and Joan Mr. Brian Ray Ms. Jann Beauchamp Lovering Ms. Elizabeth Ray Ms. Judith Beisser Mrs. Willie E. Legardy Ms. Lois Wells Reed Mr. Tomas G. Bissonnette Ms. Pearl Madlock Mr. Arnold Robinson Bruce and Faith Bonecutter Pearl Malk Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rogers Donald and Irma Bravin Ms. Karen E. Massey Ms. Marcia L. Rogers Ms. Cynthia Brown Alefiyah Master Ms. Susan Rogers Ms. Laura Bunting June Matayoshi Mr. John G. Schreckengost Ms. Trina Burruss Ms. Sylvia McClendon Ms. Ida L. Scott Ms. Anne Canapary Mr. John M. McDonald Mr. Howard J. Seller William and Virginia Cassin Ms. Yvonne D. McElroy Ms. Elizabeth Selmier Dr. and Mrs. Roque Cordero Mr. and Mrs. Dick and Peg Howard S. Shapiro Reverend Robert Cross McKinlay Mr. Herbert Siegel William and Arlene Connell Mr. and Mrs. Thomas and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Silverman Mr. Andrew Cutler Sharon McLean Mr. Craig Sokol Ms. Kassie Davis Irene M. Meyer South Shore Cultural Center Mr. Thomas Davis Barbara Millar In Memory of Anna Anthony Ted and Joanne Despotes Ms. Vivian Mitchell Ms. Jeanne Sparrow Mr. Tom DeKoven Ms. Madeline Moon – Chicago Sinfonietta patrons are invited to enjoy a special $41 Doris and Herman Smith Ms. Alison Donn Ms. Meredith B. Murray three-course pre-or post-concert dining menu at aria. Ms. Hope D. Smith Ms. Joan Doss Anderson Kathryn and Fred Nirde Franklin St. Lawrence Marshall Keltz and Bill Drewry Ms. Earnestine Norwood Mr. and Mrs. Joan and Charles Mr. Marvin Dyson Jewell K. Oates Staples Mr. and Mrs. John and Pamela Delano and Bonita O’Banion – The official hotel sponsor of the Chicago Sinfonietta. Ms. Betty J. M. Starks Eggum Ms. Irma Olmedo Ms. Marie Stauch Ms. Delores Ellison Ms. Gertrude O’Reilly Mr. Frankie Stephens Ms. Sondra L. Few Mr. Gary C. Pelz Mr. Brian Stinton Ms. Annette Ford Noel and Bella Perlman Mr. James Stone Ms. Diana Frances Joan and Robert Pope Ms. Lisa Sullivan Ms. Karen Freel Mr. Clyde Proctor Ms. Peggy Sullivan Ms. Laura Dean Friedrich Stuart and Marlene Rankin Mr. Michael Sutko Ms. Martha L. Garrett Ms. Jennifer Reed – Parking partner of the Chicago Sinfonietta Mr. and Mrs. Steven and Ms. Ellen Gary E. Dolores Register Astrida Tantillo Mr. and Mrs. James and Ms. Janice E. Rhodes Janet and Samme Thompson Annleola Gervasio J. Dennis and Eli Rich The Chicago Sinfonietta is represented by the Silverman Group for public Ms. Bradena Thomas Ms. Phyllis J. Gilfoyle Ms. Gloria Rigoni relations services. Albert and Glennette Turner Ms. Marcella E. Gillie Ms. Michele Robinson Cordelia D. Twitty Mr. James Ginsburg Ms. Helen Rosales The Sinfonietta thanks Starbucks for the donation of coffee for our Lund Ms. Gloria Cecilia Valentino Ms. Julia Golnick In Memory of Ethel Sparrow Auditorium concerts. Mr. John J. Viera Ms. Ophelia Goodrum Ms. Marguerite L. Saecker Ms. Carol R. Vieth Ms. Barbara Greenlee Ms. Mary Rose Sarno THANKS TO THE SAINTS, Volunteers for the Performing Arts. For information visit www. Ms. Dorothy V. Wadley Ms. Doris M. Gruskin Rev. and Mrs. Don Schilling saintschicago.org or call 773-529-5510. 24 Chicago Sinfonietta Chicago Sinfonietta 25 THE FRIENDS GROUPS OF THE CHICAGO SINFONIETTA

The Friends of the Chicago Sinfonietta is made up of three volunteer organizations - the North, South, and West Side chapters - that promote the Sinfonietta Building A Community and its mission. These groups introduce the Sinfonietta to new audiences and One Unique Person At A Time. seek their involvement as subscribers, attendees, contributors, and volunteers. For more information about how you can become involved, contact the Chicago Sinfonietta at 312.236.3681. North Side Chapter Sharon E. Scott Glenda Smith Iin livethe Barbara Norman, Co-Chair Joyce Occomy Stricklin Gold Kathleen Tannyhill, Co-Chair Sheila Tucker Coast. Audrey Tuggle Rochelle Allen Dorothy R. White Haven’t Rita Curry Elizabeth Wilkins lived Dr. Milton Draper Rita Wilson away Stanley Hilton Barbara Wright-Pryor from Drs. Betty and Peyton Hutchison Aline O. Young the lake Carol Johnson Constance Montgomery West Side Chapter in 50 years! Nailah Muttalib Symphony and Charlz Payne Dr. Lascelles Anderson, Chair opera – they’re major Beverly Washington parts of my life. But so is Barbara Ballinger ® South Side Chapter Jann Beauchamp my Scrabble group. Angela Billings And the Lifelong Linda Tuggle, Chair Drs. Ernest and Vanice (Van) Billups, Learning Program at Ph.D. Northwestern. You know, I’m Lonnette Alexander Bruce and Faith Bonecutter Iris Atkins Byron T. Broderick enthusiastic about this. I just can’t think Julie Bargowski Judy Chrisman of anything that will work as well as Beulah R. Brooks William and Barbara Coates The Admiral at the Lake. Pauline Spicer Brown Bob and Mary Ellen Creighton Christine Browne William Crozier Carole H. Butler Eleanor M. Dunn Cheri Chappelle Mr. and Mrs. Robert Freeman Bobbi Jo Donelson Flora Green Elise Howard Edmond Laurie Heckman Emelda L. Estell Carole Hohmeier Ellen Gary Linda Jacobson Joyce R. Grey Mary James Carol Johnson Janice M. Hamasaki Bob Kohl symphony subscriber, Helen Hatchett Fred and Barbara Larson always looking for a new adventure Sharon Hatchett Mr.& Mrs. Kweku Leighton-Armah Veronica S. Jenifer Everlean Manning Janis E. Marley Dick and Peg McKinlay Doris Merrity Dr. John Morrison Beatrice W. Miller Adekunle Onayemi Helen P. Moore Ruth Peaslee Jacqueline L. Moore John Putnam VIBrAnt LAKefront LIVIng WIth A CoMpLete Joyce M. Norman Richard and Roberta Raymond-Larson pLAn for the future through LIfeCAre. Deidra Norris Lois Reed Marcia A. Preston Janice Rhodes Welcome Center | 1055 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Suite 7 Gwendolyn Ritchie Jane Shirley Marion E. Roberts Mabel Sims-Barnes Chicago, IL 60660 | (773) 433-1800 Antoinette Scott John Troelstrup www.Admiral.Kendal.org

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